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Abair
O-688732
 		 Donald L BZ 43-11 763 460 He was killed on May 5, 1944 reportedly when his plane collided with another during take-off. NARA records report that he was KIA.

Photo with wife.

Source: Lance Abair: midilance@mac.com
Abbott
2Lt		 John D VV 44-08 866 494 Died 23 Oct 1998
Abegglen Robert C BZ 43-16 Instructor at Big Springs and left to fly  A-26's and was killed while flying out of England AAB, Lake Charles, LA in April 1945.

Source: Harold: pairogee@msn.com
Abrams
2LT
O-751866		 Robert L VV 43-11 730 452 KIA on 8 March 1944. The Navigator and Bombardier had bailed out sooner than the rest of the crew. Angry German civilians watched them land, captured them and killed them.

Missions list.

Paper Doll.   Princess Pat.

Source: Howard Keller: howard.keller@us.army.mil

Abrams Soloman E BZ 43-16 Died 1987.
Abrams W F BZ 42-17 10 25 Source: Book, Wings over the Canal.
Adams, Jr.
2LT		 George H CL 43-09 Bombardier instructor at Childress, TX in 1943.

Class photo.

Source: 1943 Childress Yearbook
Adams
1LT		 Harold C DE 43-09 725 451 Returned to states, but was MIA in Slovenia for 6 months after going down on 25 Feb 44.
His ASSIGNED aircraft number could be 42-51268 (The Citadel):

Photo.

Memorial at Chanute AFB, Rantoul, IL.


CREW:
P: Byron F. Balliet [Deceased 22 Aug 1995]
CP: Robert E. Quisenberry, KIA 5 Apr 1944
N: William P. Alderson [Deceased 7 Nov 1993]
AEG: Harold L. Garner
RO: Dean E. Burns
GNR: Harry C. Eckley [Deceased 28 May 1994]
GNR: Stanley A. Gallas
GNR: Gerald Grussenmeyer [Deceased 15 May 1996]
GNR: Ausby G. Brewer

But, on 25 Feb 44, he substituted on aircraft 42-52167 (Wee Willie): (MACR 3589)

CREW:
P: 1LT Richard F. Kimmel
AC: 1LT James G. Boornazian
N: 2LT George R. Stricker
B: 1LT Harold C. Adams, SUBSITUTE Bombardier [Deceased ?? Oct 1973]
Sgt Corbin McPherson
Sgt Jack Haley
Sgt Paul Mouton
Sgt Elzie Blankenship
Sgt James McCauley

Source: Cory Adams: cory.adams@ngc.com

Adams
1LT
O-25181		 James  S SA 43-09
CL 45-01
KT 44-12		 60 39 A/C 44-62524.  Named: City of Youngstown or Confederate Soldier.  Crew #: P-09R

Source: www.39th.org

Adams
O-731007		 Joseph B KT 42-13 707 446 Complete data.
Adams Norman C RS 42-17 328 93 WIA while flying on B-24 Joicey Bounce plane 41-24228. For photo and details.
Adams William E RS 42-16     Completed 42 missions overseas.  Photo.
Adams Vernon D GW 42-17 561 388 Became a POW while flying in B17F 42-30362 called Wee Bonnie II, shot down by flak on 9 Sep 1943 over Paris.  MACR 3134.

Crew list:
P: LT Adelbert D. Porter - POW/REP
CP: LT Harold E. Thompson - POW
N: LT Henry C. Rowland - EVD
TT: T/S John H. Moffitt - POW
RO: T/S John Ash - POW
BT: S/S Ralph Mallicotte - POW
LW: S/S Clement Mezzanotte - EVD
RW: S/S Roswell Miller - EVD
TG: S/S Ivan Schraeder - EVD
Photo: S/S Alphonse Fulchino - POW
Adcock David G VV 44-04 419 301  
Agnello
2LT		 Emanuele P CB 44-06 731 452 KIA in 17 Jan 1945.

Missions and crews.    Loss announcement.

Plane photo.
Aguirre
O-780197		 George B CB 44-08     Died 3 Feb 94
Aitken
1LT
O-741439		 Glendon M  KT 43-05 882 500 Dual rated as a bombardier.  Shot down and KIA on 3 Jan 1945 while flying on B-29, 42-24766 Leading Lady.  Her target was Nagoya city- docks & urban areas. The MACR #: 10905.

Crew list:
MAJ: Wilbur E. Hurlbutt – KIA
2LT: Felix P. Omillian - KIA
1LT: Glendon M. Aitken – KIA
1LT: Glenn C. Triesdell – KIA
Sgt: Joseph P. Highan – KIA
S/S: Paul E. Dreyer – KIA
Sgt: Karl Hunt – KIA
Sgt: Frank J. Yanik – KIA
Cpl: Richard P. Steinberg – KIA
LT Col: Marcus A. Mullen – KIA
Sgt: Thomas H. Hedges – POW – He was moved to Osaka Kempei Tai Headquarters, then to Tokyo Kempei and imprisoned in Omori POW Camp.

Leading Lady from the 500th Bomb Group piloted by Major Wilbur "Barney" Hurlbutt was rammed between the nose and the No. 3 engine over Okazaki, southeast of Nagoya, by Lt. Minoru Shirota of the 55th Sentai. Sgt. Harold T. Hedges, the tail gunner and only survivor reported their last seconds:

"We slid out of formation and fell 5,000 feet. We leveled out for just a second, the right side exploded and the aircraft rolled over on her it's back and went into a spin. Just as it rolled over it threw me out of my escape hatch. I opened my chute right after I went out and I was watching the ship spin down. Two Japanese fighters came in strafing me and I lost sight of the ship. That was the last time I saw it or the crew."

Japanese sources say "probably the result of an accidental collision rather then an intentional ramming. Shirota parachuted out but died of his injuries the following day."

Crash photo.
 
Akers
O-731008		 David R KT 42-13     Complete data.
Albert
2LT		 Elmer T MI 42-14     Bombardier instructor at Childress, TX in 1943.

Class photo.

Source: 1943 Childress Yearbook
Alberts
T-134289		 Leonard nmi CL 44-13 791 467  
Albrecht
FO		 Otto C DE 44-12 864 494
Alderson William H MI 43-13 719 449 Flew 15 missions from 9 Apr to 19 May 1944 with the 330BS/93BG.  Was then transferred to 719BS/449BG and completed 50 missions by Aug 1944.

Crew list:
P: Robert McGlasson
CP: F. B. Rogers
N: Norris - KIA first mission
BT: George Sloan - KIA first mission
RO: Louis Lazenby
GNR: Harry Ehlers
GNR: Poorman
ENG: Frank Tietz
GNR: Carl Duncan
TG: S/S Roman K. Jakubczak
Alexander, Jr.
2LT
O-660318		 James P MI 42-07 344 98
Alfred
1LT
O-716818		 Bernard A CL 44-04 453 75 He went from there to Biggs Air Base for crew formation and was assigned to a B-24 crew.  The crew picked up a new airplane in May 44 and flew to Europe and while enroute the invasion of Europe (6/6/44) started. 

He died 26 Oct 2001 in Shreveport LA. 

Source: Bill Shinneman: BillS10081@aol.com
Alford Harold G BZ 43-15 355 331 Was as an instructor at Big Spring till Aug. 1944 and was then able to go on to the B 29s.

Source: Harold: pairogee@msn.com
Allaman, Jr.  
2LT
O-697975 		 Walter R BZ 43-16 704 446 On 8 Jun 44, plane 'Daisy Mae Scraggs', crashed on Chausey Islands near Granville, Normandy, FRA.  Five of the crew including Allaman were KIA.  Three of the five are buried in Brittany Cemetery of St. James, FRA.  The other two are: T/S Lewis B. Leedy and S/S William A. Sawyer.  MACR 5482.

The other two crewman are: S/S George E. Griffith and S/S William R. Nace.
Allard Edward W WM 42-15 331 94 Allard was KIA on the crews third mission to Cognac, FRA 31 Dec 1943, the plane was hit by flak, fell out of formation and was shot down by ME-109's.  Four of the crew bailed out before the ship exploded.  The four survivors were taken POW.  The bodies were buried in a small church cemetery in Pisonay, FRA.

Crew list:
P: Stanley Wainwright
CP: John Bickley KIA
N: Norbert Lorentz
TT: Ary Mahy  KIA
RO: Paul McGill  KIA
BT: Art DiSilva
WG: Paul Schatzan
TG: Stanley Richards  KIA
WG: Art Dauhenhauer  KIA
OB: Henry Patterson  KIA

Source: Glenn Bickley gbickley@cox.net
Allen Herman F VV 43-07   306 Project Bits and Pieces shows 42-40006 BO H/G as Liberty Lady and also as Liberty Run. It went down 6 March 1944 due to flak and crash landed at Mastermyr, Sweden. MACR: 2735

Website by daughter, Pat DiGeorge.


Crew list (all interned):
P: LT Charles W. Smith
CP: LT Merle P. Brown
N: LT Stanley N. Buck
B: LT Herman F. Allen
TT: T/S Carl Heuser
RO: T/S Victor R. Marcotte
BT: S/S Thomas E. Stillson
LW: Sgt Joseph R. Paul
RW: S/S Donald B. Courson
TG: S/S R. B. Trumble

Source: http://www.armyairforces.com/forum/fb.asp?m=108431
 
Alley
O-0787099		 U S VV 44-13 63 43 Photo.

Standing: John E. Albers P, Emil L. Price CP, Richard L.
Carlson N, U. Samuel Alley B
Kneeling: Nick Santamaria TTE,  Sam J. Giddens RO, Rudolfo Valenzuela RDR, Unknown crewmember, Vincent
Cacchiotti TG

Crew list:
P: John E. Albers
CP: Emil L. Price
N: Richard L. Carlson
Radar: Rudolfo Valenzuela
RO: Sam J. Giddens
GNR: S/S Nicholas V. Santamaria
TG: Vincent Cacchiotti

Source: Steve Santamaria - steves@wolfedoyle.com

Allison
2LT
 		 Robert P SA 43-10   94 KIA on 17 Aug 1943 while flying in B17F #42-30389.   Plane name: Dear Mom.  Shot down by FW190's near Lummen, BEL at approximately 10:30 AM  MACR: 323

Crew list:
P: 1LT Bernard W. Nayovitz  0-409814   KIA
CP: 2LT James F. Smith, Jr.  0-672005   KIA
N: 2LT Murlyn F. Burnett  O-795195    KIA
B: 2LT Robert P. Allison    KIA
TT: T/S Albert V. Beyke  35401584  KIA
BT: S/S Jack H. Loveless 33373037  KIA
RO: T/S Arthur P. McDonnell  12072988 POW
RW: S/S Beverly G. Geyer   31152049   Evaded
LW: S/S Jacob J. Dalinsky   13081308   Evaded
TG: S/S James W. Tolbert  13088962   Evaded

From Lingering Contrails of the Big Square A.

"...Geyer, the other waist gunner and the radio operator had bailed out just before the aircraft exploded.   Geyer was the first to reach the ground.  He noticed some German ground troops advancing toward him.  He quickly removed his parachute and crawled into a wheat field where he hid.  From there he watched his two friends land nearby.  When the Germans came within range of the two Americans, they raised their machine guns and riddled them both with bullets.  Geyer was stunned with horror.  He wanted to charge the two Germans in revenge but knew that this wood be foolhardy since he was only armed with a .45 caliber pistol.  His only hope for survival was to stay hidden until the Germans left the area.  He remained hidden until after dark and eventually he made it back to England with the help of the underground.  Though grateful for his good fortune, he would never forget the sight of his friends being gunned down."
 
Alstot
1LT		 Corvin E DE 44-07 373 494 KIA 30 July 1945.
Altman
O-724108
2LT		 Frederic G KT 42-05   97 Class photo.

Member of a C-47 crew onboard a C-47 which made an emergency landing at Rinneanna Airfield (now Shannon) on July 6th 1942 in Ireland.

Source: Dennis Burke: dp_burke@yahoo.com

 
Altman
2LT		 Milton nmi BZ 44-07 703 445 Altman is known to have flown 4 missions with the Balog crew. 

Crew photo.

Crew list:
P: 2LT Milton J. Balog
CP: 2LT George M. Young
N: FO Jay A. Ream
TTE: SGT Edward F. Porter
RO: SGT Louis (nmi) Cohen
WG: SGT Joseph D. Gagnon
WG: SGT Donald O. Neumann
TG: SGT Delbert (nmi) Vaught

Source: John Balog: balog@knology.net
Alwerdt
O-734775		 Wilbert J WM 42-17     Died 13 May 82 (CH 6/94)
Amerlan, Jr.
2LT		 John O BZ 44-52   485 Source: http://www.armyairforces.com/forum/fb.asp?m=108317
Ames Edmund T VV 44-52 28 19 Had dual Bombardier/Navigator rating.  
Anderman
2LT
O-439897		 Charles P SA 43-01 32 301 Became a POW on 25 Feb 1944 when his B-17G, 42-39982 was shot down.  MACR 2592.
Photo.

Crew list:
P: 2LT John P. Walker, Jr.  O-802495  POW  Stalag Luft 1
CP: 2LT Anthony P. Barlie  O-679975  POW  Stalag Luft 1
N: 2LT John R. Sant Amour  O-809733  POW  Stalage Luft 1
ENG: Sgt Robert L. Oyer  12039868  POW POW  Stalag Luft 4 and Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust
RO: Sgt Thomas B. Wages, Jr.  18193314  POW  POW  Stalag Luft 4 and Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust
BT: McCue  POW
WG: S/S Jack Snoddy  16018374  POW  POW  Stalag Luft 4 and Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust
TG: Sgt Williard S. Kendall  16070960  KIA
Anderson
1LT
O-785459		 Arthur   KT 44-12 60 39 A/C 44-69910 named: City of Spokane or Betty Marion.  Crew P-17.

Source: www.39th.org
Anderson
2LT		 Eugene D CB 44-04 340 97 Flew plane 44-8166.

Crew list:
P: 1LT Bruce D. Knoblock
CP: 2LT Leander C. Lake
N: 1LT Jack C. Waage
Enlisted men:
Sgt Benjamkin F. Darwin
Sgt Walter G. Brand
Sgt Charles Collar
Sgt William W. Hess
S/S Leroy G. Mcfadden
T/S Olie E. Henley
Anderson
2LT		 Frederick W WM 42-13     Bombardier instructor.   Photo.

Source: 1943 Deming Yearbook.
Anderson
2LT
O-728444		 John M KT 42-11
MI 42-16		 346 99 Source: Special orders extract.
Anderson
1LT		 John W RS 43-13     After graduation from bombardier school was sent to a B-29 crew in Nebraska. That lasted for a month then the squadron was split.  Half went overseas, other half went to Clovis AFB (including John) Photo.  Diploma.

John then instructed until April '45 when he was transferred to Colorado Springs to take charge of a radar training echelon. That lasted for a couple of months and then he was sent to Alamagordo AFB and added to a crew ready to go to Japan.

The army found out that he had over 50 points at that point so he was sent March Field and home.

Source: John Anderson: wa6bpp@bak.rr.com
Anderson
2LT		 Lawrence H KT 43-12 730 452 KIA on 20 March 1944.  Flak hit the nose of the B17 after bombs away.  He was killed instantly.

Missions list and crew members.
 
Anderson Lester W MI 44-13 837 487 Crew #44 arrived in Lavenham UK April 7, 1945

Crew photo.
Back row L to R:
F/O Melvin A. Oestrike (N)
F/O Herbert W. Smith (P)
Sgt John P. Alessandrine (FE)
2nd LT Lester W. Anderson (B)
F/O William A. Schulze (CP)
Front row L to R:
Sgt Donald L. Froom (WG)
Cpl Elmer V. Lankford (BT)
Sgt Patsy Angeloni (TG)
Sgt Louis Szalay Jr. (RO)

Crew list:
P: Herbert W Smith        
CP: William A Schulze      
N: Melvin A Oestrike       
B: Lester W Anderson      
RO: Louis Szalay Jr.          
TTE: John P Alessandrine    
GNR: Donald L Froom           
GNR: Patsy Angeloni       
GNR: Elmer V Lankford         

Brian's website with many more photos.

Source: Brian Angeloni: bangeloni@hotmail.com

Anderson Ralph H VV 44-03     He substituted for another bombardier on a mission to Merseburg, Germany on 9/11/44 and was shot down.  (The plane was the Kidley Divey and the pilot was Capt. William McIlonie.  He was the only survivor from his crew.)  Spent the remainder of the war at Stalag Luft I as a POW. 

Source:
Sue A. Straw:EspritdeCoeur@aol.com
Anderson
O-757864		 Robert Q RS 43-15     From CA.
Anderson Roland C CB 44-50 453 323  

Anderson Jr.  
O-727070

 

 Spalding B VV 42-09 401 91

POW 20 December 1942 
MACR# 16243
B-17 41-24452
Andorn
2LT
O-696190		 William W BZ 43-15 4 34 Plane: Powerful Katrinka

Crew list:
P: Richard W. Armstrong  O-690902
CP: 2LT Eugene G. Burton  O-806785
N: 2LT Frank J. Coyle  O-700704
ENG: S/S Frank B. Radomski  16134242
RO: S/S George M. Cook  39273127
GNR: Sgt Rudolph Titony  38411831
GNR: Sgt Glen D. Barr  37147172
GNR: Dgt John sorbran  16019718
Andrews
T-145358		 James  J CB 45-12     Died 25 Mar 89 (CH 6/94)
Andruszkiewiez
O-731009		 John P KT 42-13   394 Complete data.
Anello
1LT
O-785363		 Sam   VV 44-12 61 39 A/C 44-69688. Crew P-29.

Source: www.39th.org
Antignani
T-132469		 Felix E SA 44-12 750 457 Died c. 1950 in an auto accident. (CH 6/94)
Antonik
2LT
O-749953		 Edward J RS 43-10 724 451 KIA on 11 Mar 1944 on mission to Toulon, FRA.  Plane was 42-7731 Passionate Witch.   MACR: 3201.

Photo.
On the reverse, it is marked "Casablanca 12-12-43" and the names Hayford, Antonik, Huff, Manoogian, and Wersema.  It is possible they were all officers of the 451st BG 724th BS.

Morris Manoogian was identified by his nephew, he is at bottom left. LT Antonik is top center. Perhaps the rest of the names are in the correct order on the photo.

It is possible that Hayford is Richard H. Hayford and Wersema is Nathaniel Wiersema ( both were pilots in the 724th).

Source: Corinne Washik: cabbasza@optonline.net
Antonik
2LT
O-663223		 John C MI 42-11 346 99 Class photo.

Source: Special order extract.
Anzzolin
2LT		 Aldo P DE 43-05     Bombardier instructor.   Photo.

Source: 1943 Deming Yearbook.
Apostolos
2LT		 John nmi VV 43-11 728 452 Missions list and POW record.

Crew photo and data.

Source: Howard Keller: howard.keller@us.army.mil

Applewhite, Jr.
2LT		 Thomas B BZ 43-06 548 85
B-17 #230795 was shot down 11 Nov 1943. 
Hit over target (Munster) by flak.  Crew bailed out over/near Heusden, Netherlands.  A/C crashed near Dussen, 15 kilometers W of Heusden.

Applewhite evaded capture and reached England via Belgium, France and Spain. He was not allowed to fly over Europe anymore, returned to the USA to train Chinese bombardiers.  MACR 1161.

Crew list:
P: 1LT John P. McGowan, POW
CP: 2LT James C. Bufkin, POW
N: 2LT Ellis Shorb, POW
TT: T/S Neilo Malavasi, POW
RO: T/S James J. French, WIA died in hospital
BT: S/S Vernon L. Mulvaney, POW
TG: S/S Robert F. Johnson, POW
LW: S/S William J. Bloeser, POW
RW: S/S Anthony T. Barckett, POW

Source: Paul Pouwels: pouw.els@home.nl
Archibald Vernon E SA 43-10 336 95 Shot down on 29 Jan 1944 near POULSEUR, BEL on B17F-90-BO #42-30226, named SPOKE 5 

Crew list:
P: James D. Higgins
CP: 2LT J. Munn  POW
N: 2LT Don A. Gallagher
B: Vernon E. Archibald
TTE: S/S John E. Lugg
RO: R. Garvey   POW
GNR: A. Dulaney   POW
GNR: E. Rountree    POW
LW: Robert P. Humphrey
GNR: H. Thompson    POW   

Source: http://www.armyairforces.com/forum/fb.asp?m=108910
Argo
2LT
O-785365		 William V VV 44-12 61 39 Source: www.39th.org
Armour, Jr.
1LT		 Lester KT 42-17 864 494
Armstrong
2LT		 Francis H SA 44-04     Was a bombardier/navigator of a B-24.  His plane was shot down while on a raid to the Ploesti, Romania oil fields.  Possible date: 27 July 1944.
Armstrong Leroy B BZ 44-08 875 498 Apparently shot down on 23 May 1945 over Tokyo in plane, 44-70075, piloted by Capt Nilsson.  He survived the war.

Source: Paul Ross: rosspacific2@aol.com

Armstrong Neil G SA 44-13 348 99  
Armstrong
2LT
O-731010		 Edward R KT 42-13     Complete data.
Arnold
2LT
O-706773		 Charles nmi MI 43-01 603 398 Shot down over La Bordieliere, FRA in B-17 42-107233 on 8 Aug 1944.

Partial crewlist:
CAPT Meyer C. Wagner
1LT Vonnerlin Wernecke
2LT Frederick Kushera
T/S John Werner
Arnold
1LT
O-7560		 Julian R KT 44-12 62 39 Plane 42-93979 called Slim or Slim II.  Crew P-44.
Source: www.39th.org
Arnold
2LT		 Robert W MI 43-13 864 494 Died 3 Mar 1999.
Arquilla
T-145549		 Oliver P CL 45-13     Died in plane crash after 1952. (CH 6/94)
Arthur
2LT
O-5551371		 George  E DE 43-13 62 39 Died 4 Jul 1990.  Flew in B-29, 44-69768, the City of Cleveland.  Also known as the Experiment Perilous.  Crew # 49.

For photos, crew list and an interesting story of two solo missions, click here.

Asher
O-673012		 Richard W BZ 43-03 2 22 (CH 6/94)
Ashinhurst T E VV 42-09   504 A picture of Ashinhurst can be seen on pages 116 & 142, in History of the 504th Bomb Group (VH) in World War II, by Fiske Hanley.
 
Aune
1LT		 Dean D KT 44-02 455 323  
Austin
O-379432		 Howard C MI 42-11   307 Killed in a crash near Wayne, NE.  (307 BGA Dec 93 newsletter)
Ayash Alfred I SA 44-07 569 390 KIA 10/25/44.  Plane 43-38547.  From Atlanta, GA